The above tutorial isn't bad if you have some woodworking experience, though i wonder how well using an existing bokken in step 4 would work.

Of course it would be easier to just buy one for 15 bucks.

1/19/2007 7:21am,

saigo

Looks damn nice, shame i'll never have that kind of woodwork skills

1/19/2007 3:51pm,

Permalost

On a vaguely related note, has anyone tried one of those plastic bokken that Cold Steel makes these days?

1/19/2007 8:32pm,

Neildo

I made one out of a broken hockey stick once. They break, but they're free. And in canada, broken hockey sticks are everywhere!

1/19/2007 8:50pm,

Epicurus

Just take a bo, and give it goofy blond hair and a red Gi and have it yell "Shoooryuken!" all the time.

1/31/2007 8:27pm,

kg

This guy knows what he is doing, though soaking or steaming the wood before the bending would make it easier and you can wipe the excess glue off with a damp cloth before it hardens instead of scraping it. For purely asthetic reasons I would also suggest oiling the wood instead of coating it (though it will need to be re-oiled once or twice a year)
Another good wood would be Ipe which is another South American wood and sometimes called ironwood, it is rather heavy but it is strong, hard and impact resistant.

3/30/2007 8:23am,

robin2chris

have tried the bokken cold steel makes. they are not lying the damn thing is unbreakable. it wont crack or splinter like a wood bokken. the baseball bat cold steel makes is cool too.